Cricket News

Kent have lodged a complaint with the ECB over Worcestershire's decision to stage their Championship match at New Road

Hong Kong got off to a winning start at the ACC women's tournament when they thrashed hosts Malaysia by 114 runs at the Johor Cricket Academy today.

UAE were shot out for 9 in the opening match of the ACC women's tournament

reland revived memories of their nerve-jangling World Cup successes against Pakistan and Zimbabwe, as Kevin O'Brien turned certain defeat into an incredible one-run win by keeping his cool in the final over of the match against Netherlands at Stormont

The England & Wales Cricket Board could become the first British sports governing body to elect a black chairman if, as expected, Bill Morris, the former leader of the Transport & General Workers Union, announces his intention to stand as David Morgan's s

Kepler Wessels, the former South Africa captain, is believed to have expressed his interest in the job of India coach

The Rubies, captained by Gill Richards, claimed the Super 4s title after completing an unprecedented clean-sweep throughout the competition

Nottinghamshire have signed Kyle Hogg, the Lancashire allrounder, on a month-long loan deal to cover for an increasing injury list

Arif Butt, the former Pakistan fast-medium bowler, has died at the age of 63 in Lahore

The Indian board has decided to introduce the concept of an umpire's coach from the forthcoming domestic season

The debt-ridden West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is expected to move out of the red thanks to profits from this year's World Cup in the Caribbean

Only 29 overs were possible on a rain-marred first day's play at Kandy's Asgiriya International Stadium but enough for Sri Lanka to continue their domination over Bangladesh

Daryl Tuffey's hopes of returning from injury at the Twenty20 World Championship are over after he was not selected in New Zealand's preliminary 30-man squad

A round-up from the third day of the latest County Championship matches

Sri Lanka A enjoyed a productive first day to their tour, running through MCC for 167 at Arundel before building a steady first innings around Mahela Udawatte's 57

Nicky Shaw has been named as England Women's vice-captain for the series against New Zealand which includes six one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches during August.

Ireland have named their Under-19 and Under-15 squads which will compete in two tournaments over the summer

Chris Gayle led West Indies to an easy 10-wicket with against Netherlands and was pleased with his team's performance

Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif have both been named in Pakistan's 30-man preliminary squad for the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship, which takes place in South Africa in September

Netherlands proved no match for a confident West Indies side as they went down by 10 wickets in the opening match of quadrangular series at Clontarf in Dublin